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Gianluca Prestianni‚ the Benfica star accused of racially abusing Vinicius Jr‚ is reportedly claiming the Real Madrid winger referred to him as a dwarf or midget during the Champions League match last week. The Argentine‚ who has been given a provisional one-match ban by UEFA‚ is set to miss the second leg of the play-off tie on Wednesday‚ one week after the ugly scenes that followed Vinicius' winner in the 50th minute of the first leg in Lisbon. Prestianni is alleged to have directed the word 'mono'‚ or monkey‚ towards Vinicius Jr after the Brazilian's goading celebration in front of Benfica fans‚ but the 20-year-old star has since claimed that he used a homophobic slur instead.
Benfica remain steadfast in their support for their player Gianluca Prestianni after the star was given a provisional one-match ban by Uefa for alleged racist abuse he aimed at Vinicius Jnr last week. The sanction is set to impact the second leg of the play-off tie on Wednesday‚ one week after Prestianni is believed to have tangled with the Brazil international shortly after he scored the winner in the 50th minute. But in advance of the tie‚ Portuguese club flew to Madrid on Tuesday morning with Prestianni in tow‚ with the 20-year-old receiving a standing ovation from fans at Lisbon airport‚ as per A Bola.
Rio Ferdinand has come to the defence of Jose Mourinho amid a backlash over his handling of the Vinicius Jr racism row‚ while acknowledging the veteran coach approached the incident in the wrong way. Vinicius Jr accused Gianluca Prestianni of calling him a 'monkey' while covering his face during the first leg of Real Madrid's Champions League play-off tie against Benfica last weekend. Mourinho has come under-fire for his post-match comments‚ after suggesting Vinicius Jr had incited the crowd with his celebration after scoring the only goal of the match.
Jose Mourinho blasted by his former player for defending Gianluca Prestianni over Vinicius Jr alleged racism
John Obi Mikel has claimed his former boss Jose Mourinho will know he has 'f***ed up' regarding his response to the Vinicius Jr racism row. Vinicius Jr accused Gianluca Prestianni of calling him a 'monkey' while covering his face during the first leg of Real Madrid's Champions League play-off tie against Benfica. On Monday‚ European football's governing body UEFA announced Prestianni has been given a provisional one-match ban‚ a sanction which rules him out of the second leg on Wednesday.
Benfica midfielder Gianluca Prestianni has been handed a provisional one-match ban from UEFA competition‚ as European football's governing body continues to investigate allegations of racial abuse toward Vinicius Jr. Last week‚ the first leg of the Champions League play-off between Benfica and Real Madrid was halted for 10 minutes when Vinicius Jr accused Prestianni of calling him a 'monkey' while covering his face‚ abusing him moments after he put the visitors in the lead in Lisbon. The suspension means that Prestianni will be ineligible for the second leg between the two teams at the Bernabeu on Wednesday night. Gianluca Prestianni (right) has been handed a one-match suspension after allegations of racial abuse toward Vinicius Jr. (left)
Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes wasted no time in mocking rivals Tottenham after Sunday's derby drubbing - taking to social media to post a picture of himself revelling on the team coach.The 28-year-old defender appeared in his Gunners tracksuit‚ taking the short journey back across north London with his man of the match award‚ a bag of M&Ms‚ a can of Rio... and a set of playing cards with the number four turned to face the camera‚ indicating the number of goals they put past hapless Spurs.
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